Method and System for Monitoring Hand Hygiene Compliance

1. A system for monitoring hygiene compliance, the system comprising: a plurality of location tags, wherein each of the plurality of location tags comprises a unique identification number and is configured to broadcast its associated unique identification number; at least one event tag comprising a unique event identification tag, the at least one event tag configured to: detect an occurrence of a compliance event, and broadcast the unique event identification tag in response to detecting the occurrence of the compliance event; and a mobile computing device being carried by a person, the mobile computing device comprising: a processor; and a non-transitory computer readable medium operably connected to the processor and configured to store one or more instructions that, upon execution, cause the mobile computing device to perform an algorithm in real time, the algorithm containing instructions which cause the mobile computing device to: receive at least one of the broadcast unique identification number from the plurality of location tags, determine a location of the person based upon the received at least one of the broadcast unique identification numbers, analyze the determined location against a locally stored location index to determine a compliance requirement for the person, determine whether the person should complete a compliance event based upon the determined compliance requirement, if the person has completed a compliance event, receive the broadcast unique event identification tag and record the occurrence of the compliance event, if the person has not completed a compliance event, record a missed compliance event, and determine compliance information for the person based upon the recorded compliance events and the recorded missed compliance events, wherein the determined location of the person is locally stored on the mobile computing device.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of location tags comprises a plurality of ceiling mounted beacons, wherein each of the ceiling mounted beacons is configured to broadcast its associated unique identification number as a wireless transmission signal.

3. The system of claim 2 , wherein each of the ceiling mounted beacons comprises a Bluetooth beacon configured to broadcast its associated unique identification number as a Bluetooth signal.

4. The system of claim 2 , wherein each of the ceiling mounted beacons comprises a directional antenna configured to emit the RF signal in a defined zone.

5. The system of claim 2 , wherein each of the ceiling mounted beacons is configured to continually broadcast its associated unique identification number.

6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the at least one event tag is integrated into a dispensing device.

7. The system of claim 6 , wherein the at least one event tag comprises a electronic sensor configured to determine a dispensing event by the dispensing device.

8. The system of claim 7 , wherein the electronic sensor comprises a vibrational sensor.

9. The system of claim 7 , wherein the dispensing device comprises at least one of a soap dispenser and a sanitizing gel dispenser.

10. The system of claim 1 , wherein the mobile computing device is further configured to display the compliance information.

11. The system of claim 10 , wherein the compliance information comprises at least a compliance score determined based upon a comparison of the recorded compliance events and the recorded missed compliance events.

12. The system of claim 1 , wherein the mobile computing device is further configured to display a compliance reminder notification to the person to attain a higher level of compliance.

13. The system of claim 1 , wherein the mobile computing device is further configured to display compliance information related to at least one of an individual, a population sub-group, and a population.

14. The system of claim 1 , wherein the mobile computing device is further configured to receive, from a database at a remote computing device, an updated copy of the locally stored location index, the locally stored locating index comprising a master list of tag identification numbers and location information associated with the tag identification numbers.

15. The system of claim 14 , wherein the mobile computing device is further configured to transmit the compliance information to the database when operably connected to the remote computing device.

16. The system of claim 1 , wherein the mobile computing device is further configured to: access sensor location information from a database of sensor locations; average received signal strength from a plurality of in-range location tags; and determine a location of the mobile computing device based upon the average received signal strength.

17. A computing device comprising: a mobile processing device; and a non-transitory computer readable medium operably connected to the mobile processing device and configured to store one or more instructions that, upon execution, cause the mobile processing device to perform an algorithm in real time, the algorithm configured to: receive, upon initialization of the computing device, a locally stored location index, the locally stored locating index comprising a master list of tag identification numbers and location information associated with the tag identification numbers, determine a location of a person within a specific zone, wherein the person is associated with the mobile processing device, and wherein the location of the person is stored locally on the mobile processing device, analyze the determined location against the locally stored location index to determine a compliance requirement for the person, determine in real time whether the person should complete a compliance event based upon the determined compliance requirement, wherein determining whether the person should complete a compliance event comprises: determining whether the person has completed a local or recent wash event, and determining whether the person is in a clean hand state or a dirty hand state, if the person has completed a compliance event, record an occurrence of the compliance event and the determined location of the person during the compliance event, if the person has not completed a compliance event, record a missed compliance event, determine compliance information for the person based upon the recorded compliance events and the recorded missed compliance events, and transmit the compliance information to a database stored on a remote computing device when operably connected to the remote computing device.

18. The computing device of claim 17 , wherein the algorithm is configured to: access sensor location information from a database of sensor locations; average received signal strength from a plurality of in-range location tags; and determine a location of the computing device based upon the average received signal strength.